Oxford Earth Sciences
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The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford
What's your favourite plate boundary?
Find out Adina's favourite in part two of our In Conversation interview with her. You can read the full in depth interview here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...
Find out Adina's favourite in part two of our In Conversation interview with her. You can read the full in depth interview here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What's your favourite plate boundary?
Find out Adina's favourite in part two of our In Conversation interview with her. You can read the full in depth interview here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...
Find out Adina's favourite in part two of our In Conversation interview with her. You can read the full in depth interview here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...
Adina Pusok, Royal Society University Research Fellow, is the featured scientist in our latest In Conversation interview! Learn more about her career journey, her research fellowship, and her favourite type of plate tectonic boundary...
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Read the full interview: buff.ly/DKufvGe
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Adina Pusok, Royal Society University Research Fellow, is the featured scientist in our latest In Conversation interview! Learn more about her career journey, her research fellowship, and her favourite type of plate tectonic boundary...
Read the full interview: buff.ly/DKufvGe
Read the full interview: buff.ly/DKufvGe
For our second Earth Sciences in Conversation interview, we sat down with Phil Holdship to learn more about his work at the forefront of mass spectrometry, doing a DPhil part-time, and tackling anaemia with analytical chemistry!
Read the full interview: buff.ly/ZYvzrCz
Read the full interview: buff.ly/ZYvzrCz
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
For our second Earth Sciences in Conversation interview, we sat down with Phil Holdship to learn more about his work at the forefront of mass spectrometry, doing a DPhil part-time, and tackling anaemia with analytical chemistry!
Read the full interview: buff.ly/ZYvzrCz
Read the full interview: buff.ly/ZYvzrCz
Associate Professor Julie Cosmidis has been awarded the distinguished 2025 European Mineralogical Union Research Excellence Medal in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements.
Many congratulations to Julie on this well-deserved honour!
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Many congratulations to Julie on this well-deserved honour!
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October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Associate Professor Julie Cosmidis has been awarded the distinguished 2025 European Mineralogical Union Research Excellence Medal in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements.
Many congratulations to Julie on this well-deserved honour!
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Many congratulations to Julie on this well-deserved honour!
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Tomorrow at 1pm online! Join our Q&A talking about Graduate Study in Earth Sciences. Ask about applications, funding, research opportunities and more! Register here - buff.ly/m4jl0vR
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Tomorrow at 1pm online! Join our Q&A talking about Graduate Study in Earth Sciences. Ask about applications, funding, research opportunities and more! Register here - buff.ly/m4jl0vR
Ever wondered what a Planetary Scientist has on their wish list? Associate Prof James Bryson talks us through his dream cosmic samples in our latest Earth Sciences in Conversation interview!
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Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ever wondered what a Planetary Scientist has on their wish list? Associate Prof James Bryson talks us through his dream cosmic samples in our latest Earth Sciences in Conversation interview!
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
Their journey included visits to Durdle Door and the Isle of Portland, as well as uncovering belemnites in Charmouth and observing evidence of oxbow lakes in the Otter Sandstone 🌏
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Their journey included visits to Durdle Door and the Isle of Portland, as well as uncovering belemnites in Charmouth and observing evidence of oxbow lakes in the Otter Sandstone 🌏
During the trip, they explored the internationally renowned stratigraphy of the south coast to understand past environments both on land and in the ocean
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
During the trip, they explored the internationally renowned stratigraphy of the south coast to understand past environments both on land and in the ocean
Our second year undergraduates recently returned from their Dorset field course, where they spent an exciting week sharpening their fieldwork skills!
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our second year undergraduates recently returned from their Dorset field course, where they spent an exciting week sharpening their fieldwork skills!
Our Earth Sciences in Conversation series explores the lives and careers of the people behind our world-leading research. For our first issue, we sat down with James Bryson to mull over meteorites, delve into dust, and scrutinise science fiction!
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our Earth Sciences in Conversation series explores the lives and careers of the people behind our world-leading research. For our first issue, we sat down with James Bryson to mull over meteorites, delve into dust, and scrutinise science fiction!
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi
Our 4th year undergrads just returned from their Greece field trip, with the last few days spent on beautiful Santorini. Highlights included a boat trip to the Kamini island in the centre of the submerged caldera and mapping the impressive caldera walls 🌋 🌊
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our 4th year undergrads just returned from their Greece field trip, with the last few days spent on beautiful Santorini. Highlights included a boat trip to the Kamini island in the centre of the submerged caldera and mapping the impressive caldera walls 🌋 🌊
Welcome to our DPhil Matriculation Class of 2025! We can't wait to see the exciting research that this group produces over the next few years!
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Welcome to our DPhil Matriculation Class of 2025! We can't wait to see the exciting research that this group produces over the next few years!
Prof Mike Searle’s comprehensive new geological map of the Himalayas is now complete and has been handed over to his long-time colleague Marc St-Onge at the Geological Survey of Canada for digitisation! Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project
October 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Prof Mike Searle’s comprehensive new geological map of the Himalayas is now complete and has been handed over to his long-time colleague Marc St-Onge at the Geological Survey of Canada for digitisation! Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project
We are delighted to announce that Professor Conall Mac Niocaill has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
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October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Conall Mac Niocaill has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
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They were exceptionally lucky with the weather! Hurricane Gabrielle narrowly missed Bermuda while the group were at sea, while two further hurricanes (Humberto and Imelda) are imminently threatening the island. Conditions could not have been better while they were there.
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
They were exceptionally lucky with the weather! Hurricane Gabrielle narrowly missed Bermuda while the group were at sea, while two further hurricanes (Humberto and Imelda) are imminently threatening the island. Conditions could not have been better while they were there.
The students went snorkelling to investigate different styles of carbonate production. North Rock is one of the northernmost coral reefs in the world. Bermuda was hit by a marine heatwave this summer but, although there was coral bleaching, it wasn't severe as Bermuda's corals are quite resilient.
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The students went snorkelling to investigate different styles of carbonate production. North Rock is one of the northernmost coral reefs in the world. Bermuda was hit by a marine heatwave this summer but, although there was coral bleaching, it wasn't severe as Bermuda's corals are quite resilient.
They had several geology trips to investigate the island's geological history, which records glacial-interglacial climate and sea-level variability through a series of aeolianites, beach deposits, palaeosols made from wind-blown dust from the Sahara and speleothems.
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
They had several geology trips to investigate the island's geological history, which records glacial-interglacial climate and sea-level variability through a series of aeolianites, beach deposits, palaeosols made from wind-blown dust from the Sahara and speleothems.
They learnt how to filter, extract, and measure chlorophyll content from water samples, and also analysed zooplankton from a zooplankton tow that was performed on the R/V Atlantic Explorer. They also saw a Trichodesmium bloom (a type of bacterium that fixes nitrogen)!
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
They learnt how to filter, extract, and measure chlorophyll content from water samples, and also analysed zooplankton from a zooplankton tow that was performed on the R/V Atlantic Explorer. They also saw a Trichodesmium bloom (a type of bacterium that fixes nitrogen)!
The students went on a 24 hour research cruise on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, joining one of their regular expeditions to Hydrostation S in the oligotrophic Sargasso Sea, the longest-running open ocean time-series in the world (running since the 1950s)
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The students went on a 24 hour research cruise on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, joining one of their regular expeditions to Hydrostation S in the oligotrophic Sargasso Sea, the longest-running open ocean time-series in the world (running since the 1950s)
Our fourth year students have returned this week from their field trip to Bermuda. Lets take a look at what they got up to!
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Our fourth year students have returned this week from their field trip to Bermuda. Lets take a look at what they got up to!
Want to study for a DPhil in Earth Sciences? Join our Online Q&A and ask our current DPhils any questions you may have! Tuesday 28th October, 1pm-2pm on Teams. Register here buff.ly/m4jl0vR
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Want to study for a DPhil in Earth Sciences? Join our Online Q&A and ask our current DPhils any questions you may have! Tuesday 28th October, 1pm-2pm on Teams. Register here buff.ly/m4jl0vR
It was great to see lots of our alumni at Meeting Minds this morning! Thank you to everyone who came along to hear more about the new Oxford EARTH programme from Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy
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September 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It was great to see lots of our alumni at Meeting Minds this morning! Thank you to everyone who came along to hear more about the new Oxford EARTH programme from Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy
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Looking forward to welcoming all our visitors to the Department tomorrow for the last #OxOpenDays of 2025! Follow the link for our talks programme and more information about the day 🌏
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September 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Looking forward to welcoming all our visitors to the Department tomorrow for the last #OxOpenDays of 2025! Follow the link for our talks programme and more information about the day 🌏
www.earth.ox.ac.uk/undergraduat...
www.earth.ox.ac.uk/undergraduat...
#MeetingMinds2025 is this weekend! Join fellow alumni for Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy's talk on a new multi-year programme 'Oxford EARTH' - tackling the challenges of providing sustainable natural resources for the green energy transition. Sat 20th Sept, 9:30-10:30. Tickets: buff.ly/M17uqnB
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MeetingMinds2025 is this weekend! Join fellow alumni for Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy's talk on a new multi-year programme 'Oxford EARTH' - tackling the challenges of providing sustainable natural resources for the green energy transition. Sat 20th Sept, 9:30-10:30. Tickets: buff.ly/M17uqnB
Join Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy for a sneak peek of the brand new, multi-year 'Oxford EARTH' programme: tackling the challenges of providing sustainable natural resources for the green energy transition. Sat 20th Sept, 9:30-10:30 part of Oxford Alumni #MeetingMinds2025
Tickets here: buff.ly/CSfI9IO
Tickets here: buff.ly/CSfI9IO
September 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Join Mike Kendall and Jon Blundy for a sneak peek of the brand new, multi-year 'Oxford EARTH' programme: tackling the challenges of providing sustainable natural resources for the green energy transition. Sat 20th Sept, 9:30-10:30 part of Oxford Alumni #MeetingMinds2025
Tickets here: buff.ly/CSfI9IO
Tickets here: buff.ly/CSfI9IO